Philosophy & Culture

It’s normal to care about what other people think of you. After all, our brains are wired to do so thanks to evolution. But it can become a problem when the fear of what other people think affects your decision-making. I’m sure many people can relate to this. I know I can. But when I […]

This video is one of the most inspiring and eye-opening videos I’ve come across. It’s Alan Watts giving a talk about how we usually define ourselves through labels and names, but what we really are is far greater than that. According to Alan Watts, what we are basically is simply the fabric and structure of […]

Why do most relationships fail? I’m sure you’ve pondered this question before. I know I have. This video from Prince Ea breaks down the number one reason our relationships tend to fail. Check it out: Most of us expect a relationship to be perfect. The truth it that this will never happen.There will always […]

We’ve all studied William Shakespeare at some point in our schooling life. After all, he is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. Now I don’t know about you, but when I studied Shakespeare’s writing in high school I hardly understood a word he said. I thought it sounded ridiculous and I […]

This is a brilliant quote from Siddhartha Gutama (AKA Buddha). This quote is supposed to have occurred around 2500 years ago. This was Buddha’s response to a question by a tribal clan asking who could they trust among the countless wandering holy men passing through their land. Buddha’s answer encourages free inquiry and warns against […]

Every now and then an idea is shared that stretches your mind wide open and leaves you completely transformed. The discussion between Dr. Tia Kansara and Justin Brown may have this impact on you when they discuss how our relationship with death is embedded in everything we create. Hit the play button above and it will […]

In this Facebook live video from Ideapod, the award winning entrepreneur, lecturer and author, Dr. Tia Kansara, challenges you to live a zero waste life. Kansara has created a movement called Replenish which exists to challenge the psychology of waste so we can live in greater respect and harmony with nature. The key goal: give back […]

This is a brilliant video on the science behind our gut feelings. Our guts are incredibly complex. In fact, they are so complex that they have been labelled the “second brain.” And as the video below will explain, the brain and the gut constantly communicate with each other. We’re not consciously aware that we’re sending […]